Electrical connecter



Jan. 16, 1934. R. EDWARDS ELECTRICAL CONNECTER med April 5. 19:52

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Patented Jen i6, 194

.remercient comarca -lt-.ay Edwards, -oalingm Calif. Application April5, i932. Serial No. $03,304:v

This invention relates to electrical equipment and particularly pertainsto 'a connecter device for electrical conductors.

It is the principal object or" the present invention to provide a simpleand inexpensive connecter by means of which a plurality of service wiresmay be expeditiously and securely con= nected to a, main conductor.

In carrying the invention into practice, the connecter comprises a bodywhich is substanu tially aparallelepiped in form and which is pro-vvided with a. longitudinal opening for receiving the main conductor. Thebody is also formed with openings which extend transversely into thesides of the body for the reception of the service wires. In one surfaceof the body a. plurality of set screws are threaded which-are inregister with the longitudinal and transverse openings, one set screwbeing provided for each opening. rllhese set screws are utilized to-iirmly clamp the wires projecting into said openingsto the connecterand thereby form a connection between all the wires.

One form which the invention may assume is exemplified in the followingdescription and illustrated by way of example in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the preferred iorm of my improvedconnecter.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the connecter. A

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10. indicates abody which is substantially a parallelepiped in form. This body is solidand is formed with an opening which extends longitudinally and centrallytherethrough as lndicated'by the numeral 1l. This opening is circular incross-section'and is of a diameter to receive a main conductor 12.

Formed transversely through the body4 is a plurality of openings lewhich are also circular in cross-section and which intersect the openingl1. These transverse openings 14 are spaced apart longitudinally of thebody l0 and are of gradually increasing diameters. That is to say, theopening lic 4is of the smallest diameter while the opening leb is of thelargest diameter. The remaining openings are of a gradually increasg ingdiameter between the opening Maand the opening leb.

In one side of the body is formed a plurality of tapped openings 15. Twoof these openings or those'indicated at 16 intersect the main opening11. There are provided two tapped openings 15 for each transverseopening 14. These two openings are arranged one adjacent each side edgeof the body. Each opening 15 and 16 receives a set screw which is ofsuicient length that it may be projected through the tapped (Cl. wr-32%)opening receiving it to engage a conductor projected within the openingin the body with which said set screw registers. y

lit is desired to point out that occasionally it is desired `to run fromfour to six service wires from a single main conductor or jumper and itis for this purpose that my present device is intended. In other words,if it is desired to run a plurality of service wires from a mainconductor, the main conductor is inserted through the longitudinalopening ll in the body 10 and the set screws entering the tappedopenings lo are set up to tightly clamp the main conductor to the body10. The ends of the service wires are then projected into the openingsld which extend inwardly from opposite sides of the body 10. The

set screws in the tapped openings 15 mayl then be taken up to rmly clampthe service wires to the body and form. a secure mechanical connel tionbetween the service wires and the main con ductor.

Itis obvious that by means of the present invention, it will beunnecessary to coil the ends oi the service wires about the mainconductor and then solder the joint as in prior practice. It is mani-sfest therefore that my present invention provides a simple andinexpensive device for expeditiously effecting such a connection.

inasmuch as the openings 14 service wires are oi clierent diameters',the connccter will properly receive service wires or different gauge.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes may be made -in its construction bythose.

skilled in the art without departing from. the spirit ci the inventionas dened in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

A connecter' comprisinga substantially solid body which is substantiallya parallelepiped in form, said body having an opening extendingcentrally and longitudinally therethrough of a diameter to receive amain conductor, said, body being formed with a plurality of transverseopenings extending transversely through the body and intersecting saidlongitudinal opening and capable of receiving service conductors. saidopenings being spaced apart longitudinally of the body and being ofprogressively increasing di@ .ameters, set screws threaded through thebody at right angles to the axis of said openings, two set screws beingprovided for each transverse opening and located adjacent opposite endsthereof and adapted to register therewith to secure conductors therein,and two set screws being provided for the longitudinal opening and beinglocated adjacent opposite ends thereof and in register therewith forsecuring the main conductor inthe body. RAY EDWARDS- to receive the

